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Orientation crystal

Orientation crystal
The placing of atoms or radicals in a crystal so that they point in a definite direction, or its crystallographic axes are in the conventional position.
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Page title Definition of Orientation crystal
Author David Weinberg
Website title Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide
Date published 03 July 2010 04:44 UTC
Date accessed 06 April 2026 15:29 UTC
Permanent link http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-100-00004
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David Weinberg. "Definition of Orientation crystal". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. July 03, 2010, 04:44 UTC. Available at: http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-100-00004. Accessed April 06, 2026.
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"Definition of Orientation crystal". (2010, July 03). In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. Retrieved 15:29, April 06, 2026, from http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-100-00004.
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"Definition of Orientation crystal", http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-100-00004 (last visited April 06, 2026).
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See Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, "Definition of Orientation crystal", http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-100-00004 (The placing of atoms or radicals in a crystal so that they point in a definite direction, or its crystallographic axes are in the conventional position. ) (as of Apr. 06, 2026, 15:29 GMT).
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David Weinberg. "Definition of Orientation crystal". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 2010 Jul 03, 04:44 UTC.[Internet], Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide; 2010 Jul 03, 04:44 UTC [cited 2026 Apr 06]. Available from: http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-100-00004.
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David Weinberg, "Definition of Orientation crystal", http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-100-00004, (accessed April 06, 2026).
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"Definition of Orientation crystal". Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 03 Jul 2010, 04:44 UTC. 06 Apr 2026 http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-100-00004
MHRA style
David Weinberg, "Definition of Orientation crystal", Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, 03 July 2010, 04:44 UTC, http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-100-00004 [accessed 06 April 2026].
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